Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
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The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 27, 3:01 PM EST, 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 401 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT DISSIPATES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE ON TUESDAY...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH LATER IN THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/... MAIN FCST CONCERNS/CHALLENGES IN NEAR TERM INVOLVE TSTMS/SVR POTENTIAL CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. SVR TSTM WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 8 PM FOR ALL ZONES EXCEPT CSTL WTRS. VERY STRG INSTABILITY HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT FOR SCTD SVR STORMS THUS FAR DESPITE ONLY MODEST DEEP SHEAR (0-6KM BULK SHEAR MAGN). SEVERE THREAT MAINLY CONCERNS STRG WINDS/HAIL (AND SEVERAL WRNGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED). THROUGH 6PM...EXPECT TO SEE GREATEST SVR THREAT SHIFT FARTHER TO THE EASTERN ZONES AS AREAS ALONG/W OF I-95 HAVE BECOME WORKED OVER PRETTY GOOD (INCRSG STABILITY). ALSO NOT SEEING MUCH REDEVELOPMNT TO OUR WEST DESPITE CLEARING SKIES...WOULD NOT RULE OUT ANOTHER LINE THOUGH AS THERE IS STILL SOME SHORTWAVE ENRGY IN OHIO/WV THAT WILL DROP THROUGH OUR AREA LATER THIS EVENG. KEEPING POPS HIGHEST IN NRN NECK TO ERN SHORE (LIKELY 60-70%) WITH SCTD (40-50%) WORDING ELSWHERE. SVR THREAT THEN BECOMES LESS LIKELY AFTER ABOUT 8 OR 9PM...AS MAIN LOW LVL JET SEGMENT SLIDES OFFSHORE...AND INSTABILITY FURTHER WEAKENS W/ LOSS DAYTIME HTG. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... MODELS GNLY TRENDING DRIER/FARTHER TO THE SOUTH WITH THE FRONT DISSIPATING ON MON (AND BASED ON CURRENT CONDS THIS SEEMS REASONABLE). HAVE REMOVED POPS FROM AL BE SE VA/NE NC AND PORTIONS OF ERN VA IN VCNTY OF THE BAY AS FAIRLY DEEP DRYING MAKES IT INTO AREAS FARTHER NW. HIGHS MAINLY UPPER 80S ON THE COAST TO LWR 90S INTERIOR VA/NC. TUE/WED...MODELS ARE ALSO GNLY MORE STABLE FOR TUE AS WEAK SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. WITH WEAK LEE TROUGHING BY AFTN ALONG WITH TEMPS WARMING BACK INTO LWR 90S HAVE KEPT IN AT LEAST A 20% POP DURING AFTN/ERLY EVENG ALTHOUGH IF TRNDS HOLD MAY BE ABLE TO REMOVE POPS ALTOGETHER. NXT FRONT MOVES CLOSER WED...SO HAVE CONTD WITH 30% CHC FOR AFTN/EVENG TSTMS. TEMPS WARM UP TO THE LOW TO MID 90S. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... FNTL BNDRY TO SETTLE S ACRS FA THU...HANGING UP INVOF CST FOR FRI THROUGH SUN. WL CONT W/ GENLY DIURNAL CNVTN CHCS THROUGH PD...TEMPS ARND SEASONAL LVLS. && .AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... A SVR TSTM WATCH EFFECTIVE FOR REGION TIL 8 PM. STRONG TSTMS ALREADY OCCURRING OVER PIEDMONT AREA AND WILL LIKELY AFFECT RIC EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS REGION TONIGHT BUT LIKELY STALL IN THE SOUTHEAST. SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY COULD GO LATE INTO EVENING. SOME PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY VFR ON MON AS FRONT LINGERS NEAR THE COAST. BEST CHC FOR CONVECTION LIKELY FOR SE VA AND NE NC ON MONDAY. WINDS TURNING WNW TO NE BEHIND FRONTAL BNDRY AND REMAINING MOSTLY S-SW AHEAD OF IT. && .MARINE... GENLY SSW WNDS INTO MIDWEEK...SPDS AOB 15 KT. NO SCAS UFN. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...LKB NEAR TERM...LKB SHORT TERM...LKB LONG TERM...ALB AVIATION...JEF MARINE...ALB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 114 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ANZ633-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-281715- CURRITUCK SOUND-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER- MARYLAND BEACHES-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN- INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE- SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 114 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 761 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CURRITUCK SOUND...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ANZ650-652-654-656-658-281715- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM- 114 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ANZ630>632-281715- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- 114 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 761 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BROWN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 303 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 VAZ064-073>077-272000- CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 303 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 AT 303 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY SOLID LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM COLONIAL BEACH TO 20 MILES WEST OF MILFORD...OR FROM COLONIAL BEACH TO 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF MINERAL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR BOWLING GREEN AROUND 320 PM EDT... MILFORD AROUND 330 PM EDT... CHAMPLAIN AROUND 335 PM EDT... MONTROSS AROUND 345 PM EDT... TAPPAHANNOCK AROUND 400 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ALB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 307 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 MDZ021-272015- DORCHESTER MD- 307 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING WESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY... AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE FROM 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE TO 49 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE...OR FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF EASTON TO 7 MILES NORTH OF MONTROSS...MOVING EAST AT 17 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... HUDSON AROUND 410 PM EDT... TAYLORS ISLAND AROUND 415 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH AND HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND. ALB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
313 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0207 PM HAIL CHESTER 37.35N 77.44W
07/27/2008 E0.88 INCH CHESTERFIELD VA PUBLIC
SEVERAL REPORTS OF DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED
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JFOSTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
319 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 PM HAIL ADKINS STORE 37.39N 77.10W
07/27/2008 E0.75 INCH CHARLES CITY VA TRAINED SPOTTER
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BJACKSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 343 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 VAZ063-064-071>078-082>086-090-091-094-272145- HANOVER-CAROLINE-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-YORK- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK... WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 343 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...MAINLY EAST OF I 95 FROM JUST SOUTH OF FREDERICKSBURG TO RICHMOND...TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THROUGH 530 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS TO 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND IN OTHER LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. ALB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 433 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 VAZ067-079-080-272130- BRUNSWICK VA-DINWIDDIE VA-NOTTOWAY VA- 433 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO DINWIDDIE COUNTY... AT 433 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF MCKENNEY...MOVING EAST AT 16 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR RAWLINGS AT 450 PM EDT... MCKENNEY AT 505 PM EDT...DEWITT...AND...CHERRY HILL AT 520 PM EDT... BUTTERWORTH AT 525 PM EDT. EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. BAJ
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were downed on Smith Island.
Wind gust of 65 mph was measured.
Partial building collapse due to thunderstorm wind gust.
Numerous trees and powerlines were downed.
Several trees and powerlines were downed countywide.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maryland in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, July 2008
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 127680, 127666, 127677, 127682, 127669.